Surescripts Publishes the 2013 National e-Prescribing Progress Report

Posted: June 25th, 2014 | Author: Greg | Filed under: Basics, In the News, Newsletter, Public Policy, Standards | Tags: #dosespotted, DoseSpot, e-Prescribing, e-Prescribing Integration, e-Prescribing Software, EHR, EHR software, healthIT, meaningful use, surescripts, surescripts certification | No Comments »

Surescripts recently published their annual National Progress Report highlighting advances in e-Prescribing throughout the United States. Without a doubt e-Prescribing is ‘here to stay’ and DoseSpot continues to be at the forefront of e-Prescribing integration services.

Below are a few key figures from the National Progress Report:

#1. More than 1.04 Billion e-Prescriptions were sent in 2013.

 

#2. 699 Million medication histories were delivered which often assist in limiting drug-drug interaction errors.

 

#3. Office-based physician adoption continues to grow and currently stands at 73%.

 

#4. 95% of pharmacies have adopted e-Prescribing.

 

About DoseSpot

DoseSpot is a Surescripts™ certified e-Prescribing platform specifically designed to integrate with electronic health record, electronic dental record, practice management and telehealth software. DoseSpot has provided simple, affordable and integratable e-Prescribing solutions to healthcare IT companies since 2009. For more information, please visit www.DoseSpot.com.

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